Katarzyna Jachymiak

23 Sep1876 - 1964

• Name	Katarzyna Jachymiak
  Born	23 Sep1876	House Number 76, Krauszow, Poland
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1901
  Died	20 Jun 1964	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
  Buried	Resurrection Cemetery
  Person ID	I3438	Konieczny-Szczech
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Maciej Jachymiak,   b. 5 Jan 1841, Ludzmierz, Malopolskie, Poland ,   d. 27 Nov 1923, Ludzmierz, Malopolskie, Poland  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Marianna Handzel,   b. 1852, Zaskale, Malopolskie, Poland ,   d. 8 Jan 1907, Ludzmierz, Malopolskie, Poland  (Age 55 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1874	Szaflary, Malopolskie, Poland
  Family ID	F1139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Piotr Kowalczyk Kowalski,   b. 24 Jun 1874, House number 121, Lasek, Poland ,   d. 2 Mar 1952, Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1907	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  	Catherina met and married a man named Peter Kowalski on 4 Aug 1907 at St Cyril and Methodius Church in Chicago. Peter was born in Lasek, only 5 km from Krauszow (but different churches), but I believe that they never met until they were in America. She was 31, and he was 33, and it was the second marriage for both of them. They lived at 1455 W. 47th St in Chicago, which was very close (only 500 meters) to Catherina's sisters who were already in America in 1910. They all 3 worked at the stock yards, so it is likely that Catherina and Peter met there, or at the local church. Catherina and Peter had 2 sons: Joseph (1908-1977) and John (1909-1966). (NOTE: John Kowalski was my grandfather) However, sometime between 1910 and 1913, Catherina met one of Peter's friends from Lasek in Chicago. She was shocked to find out from the friend that Peter was already married to a woman in Poland. She thought the man must be mistaken, but he said he was 100% sure because he stood up to the wedding. Catherina then told her priest about the problem, and the information was confirmed with the priest in Klikuszowa. Catherina's marriage to Peter was eventually annulled, and in 1915 she married Joseph Starzyk at St Cyril and Methodius Church in Chicago. Joseph was from Lek (Tarnow, Galicia) and was 9 years younger than she was. Catherina and Joseph had one son William (1915-1996). However, Joseph died in 1931, so Catherina had lost her third husband before age 55. She never remarried.
  Divorced	1913	Annulled
  Children	+ 1. John F. Kowalski,   b. 6 Jun 1909, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 2 Oct 1966, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Manteno, Kankakee, Illinois, USA)  (Age 57 years)   2. Joseph Kowalski,   b. 12 Apr 1908, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 May 1977, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F1140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	29 Jan 1876	Krauszów, Nowy Targ, Malopolskie, Poland
  	Type: Catholic Church
  Children	1. Joannes Jachymiak,   b. 1898,   d. Bef 1905  (Age < 6 years)
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2020
  Family ID	F1152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Joseph Starzyk,   b. Abt 1889, Lek, Tarnow, Poland ,   d. 12 Aug 1931, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1915	SS. Cyril and Methodius, Chicago, IL USA
  Children	+ 1. William Thomas Starzyk,   b. 16 Jun 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1996, Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2020
  Family ID	F1153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart